How To Cleanse Your Crystals

April 22, 2018

Crystals and gemstones have been used for decoration, healing and spiritual growth. They not only bring beauty into your home, they have also been used to promote emotional healing and meditation. To maximize your experience with your crystals, you should periodically cleanse them from both dust and energy that they tend to accumulate.

Wash tumbled and non-delicate stones in water that has been infused with cleansing herbs like lavender, rosemary, mint, or sage. You can add a pinch of salt to this water for extra cleansing power. If you add salt, don’t leave the crystal in the water for too long, just long enough for it to have a nice bath. Afterward, rinse the crystal and let it dry. Delicate crystals can be rinsed in plain water. Certain types of crystals (halite, hanksite, and selenite) will actually dissolve in water, so learn as much as you can about your stone first.

Smudge crystals with the smoke from sage, juniper, cedar, lavender, or sweetgrass. Small stones can be held over the smoke. For larger specimens, you can fan the smoke over the surface of the crystal. Smudging works well with stones that cannot be cleansed with water.

Place your crystal outside in the moonlight. Set it directly on the earth if possible. Crystals come from deep within the earth, so this is a great way to reenergize your crystal.

Some crystals fade in the sunlight, but clear quartz and other non-delicate stones can be placed outside in the sunlight to absorb the healing light and warmth of the sun. People who use crystals for healing might find this to be helpful, as the light of the sun burns away negativity.

Crystal clusters and geodes can collect dust. Periodically I put my larger specimens in the sink under running water, occasionally with a little dish soap. This gives them a proper bath. I let them drip dry on a towel after their bath.

What about crystals that don’t need to be cleansed? Certain stones have a reputation for being “self-cleaning”. If you have one of these, you don’t have to cleanse them. I still do if they’re dusty, or if I just feel like cleansing them. Use your judgment and intuition.

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